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Cultural Transitions: Teaching, Assessment And Acknowledgement, Sandra H. Chapple, Louise C. Rossetto
Cultural Transitions: Teaching, Assessment And Acknowledgement, Sandra H. Chapple, Louise C. Rossetto
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
This paper outlines the multi-strategy approach adopted in a post-graduate subject at an Australian university to develop graduate qualities in international students and to educate them with respect to acknowledged Western referencing conventions. The international student body in Australian universities has increased markedly in recent years with the corporatisation of the university sector. These students have different educational backgrounds and expectations with respect to their Australian student experience, and they face a range of difficulties in a new educational environment. Further, their understanding of plagiarism and correct referencing styles may be different to that of a student in a Western …
Pyynational Cultural Diversity And Global Supply Chain Management, Paul Childerhouse, Eric Deakins, Andrew Potter, Ruth Banomyong, P. Mccullen, A. Thomas, Tillmann Boehme, T. Hosoda, E. A. Yaseen, Denis Towill
Pyynational Cultural Diversity And Global Supply Chain Management, Paul Childerhouse, Eric Deakins, Andrew Potter, Ruth Banomyong, P. Mccullen, A. Thomas, Tillmann Boehme, T. Hosoda, E. A. Yaseen, Denis Towill
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
In an era of global supply chains, the vast majority of supply chain theory is bound up within the North American and European business contexts. To investigate its generic applicability within a global context, this study investigates how national culture affects the uptake of supply chain management theory in practise. Hoefstede’s (1980) well-known measures of international work-related values are used to compare the behaviours of a cross-national sample of supply chain managers. The exploratory research involves an anthropological approach of observing supply chain management behaviour within its natural setting. Supply chain management concepts need to be adapted to cater for …